Practical Household Uses of Bicarbonate of Soda

Home cures, recipes, everyday hints and tips. It is a celebration of one of nature's most powerful ingredients and how to use it for health, cleaning and in cooking.

Discover how to use bicarbonate of soda - or baking soda - as a cheap, natural cleaning product around the home and for medicinal purposes. This book includes delicious culinary ideas, with recipes for tasty main dishes, delightful desserts, perfect muffins and breads, and fizzing lemonades.

An incredibly versatile substance, bicarbonate of soda - also known as baking soda - has an enormous variety of practical uses. It is a valuable commodity in the world of glass and soap manufacturing, an essential ingredient in gingerbread, and was even used by the Ancient Egyptians in the preparation of their mummies.

Practical Household Uses of Bicarbonate of Soda sets out to pull together a number of facts - some whimsical, some serious - about bicarbonate of soda. It includes a chapter on its uses throughout history, from cleaning cuts and making toothpaste to leavening bread and creating fizzy drinks.

There are helpful suggestions on how best to consume bicarbonate of soda, whether as an ingredient in a recipe or for medicinal purposes. It can also be used for cleaning - in the kitchen, bathroom, laundry, and even outdoors - as well as for deodorizing pet smells and controlling household pests.

With the help of this book, you will be surprised just how versatile bicarbonate of soda really is.